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Case study · MSHA Record #220051640066
Electrician fatality
June 1, 2005 at 11:10 PM
North River Mine
· Chevron Mining Inc
· Fayette County, AL
Investigator narrative
Employee was discovered by section foreman caught in the pick breaker on the Stamler feeder. He suffered fatal injuries to his lower chest and mid torso.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
- Activity at time
- Electrical Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- INTERSECTION
- Mining method
- Continuous Mining
- Source of injury
- CONVEYORS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 3 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Coal
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